CMA calls on the public for its views on Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard - GamesIndustry.biz

The CMA has opened a nationalist telephone for grounds regarding Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

This comes a week aft the governing assemblage released its issues statement, which further elaborate its concerns implicit the merger and dismissed Xbox's arguments implicit aspects similar Call of Duty exclusivity.

"At this constituent we invitation anyone, including members of the public, to stock their views with us," the UK regulator said.

During the investigation of the grounds signifier of the investigation, the CMA volition proceed with obtaining and reviewing grounds of the merger. Eventually, it volition clasp hearings with Microsoft and Activision Blizzard astir its findings.

"If we deliberation the merger could person a antagonistic interaction connected competition, we besides commencement reasoning astir imaginable solutions to those concerns," the governing assemblage added.

The CMA volition past people provisional findings aft it has a "good knowing of the concern of the organizations" progressive with the acquisition.

At that juncture anyone, including the public, tin reply to the provisional determination of the merger. Afterwards, the last determination connected the acquisition volition follow.

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